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U.S. Department of Transportation Includes Automatic Emergency Braking Requirement in Spring Regulatory Agenda

June 15, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Regulation would replace 2015 voluntary agreement. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on June 11 announced the Department’s portions of the Unified Agenda (also known as the Spring Regulatory Agenda) identifying the actions the Department plans to take over the next year and beyond. The portion of the regulatory agenda addressing roadway safety proposes to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, AEB, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Regulations, U.S. DOT

Average Age of Cars and Light Trucks in the U.S. Rises to 12.1 years

June 14, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

US Light Vehicle Average Age, 2021 (Source: IHS Markit)

Pandemic accelerated age of vehicles. Vehicles in operation declines. New research from IHS Markit (NYSE:INFO) shows that the average age of light vehicles in operation (VIO) in the U.S. has risen to 12.1 years this year, increasing by nearly 2 months during 2020 and elevated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase in average age will […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: IHS Markit, Vehicle Age, Vehicles in Operation

Vehicle Manufacturers’ Lawsuit Against Massachusetts Right to Repair Law Goes to Trial this Week

June 14, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Federal lawsuit by the association representing vehicle manufacturers that was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts seeking to prevent the Commonwealth’s updated Right to Repair law from taking effect will go to trial this week. On November 3, 2020 more than 75% of voters in Massachusetts voted yes on […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Auto Care Association, Lawsuits, Massachusetts, Right to Repair

SCA Appraisal Rebrands as SCA Claims Services

June 14, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

SCA Appraisal Company announced it has rebranded as SCA Claim Services. “My parents started Southern California Appraisal in 1979, servicing auto claims out of their garage. They did it under simple principles like client commitment and respecting people,” says SCA President, Tim Davis, Jr. “In the four decades that followed, we have grown into a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: SCA Appraisal

Cell Phone Use While Driving May Be Tied to Other Risky Road Behaviors in Young Adults

June 14, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

A new study from researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center found that 18- to 24-year-olds who use cell phones while driving are more likely to engage in other risky driving behaviors associated with “acting-without-thinking,” a form of impulsivity. These findings suggest the importance of developing […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Distracted Driving

USAA to Acquire Insurtech Company Noblr

June 11, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

USAA Noblr logos

Acquisition will provide usage-based insurance offering to USAA members. USAA announced that it plans to acquire insurtech company Noblr, Inc. to offer usage-based insurance (UBI) to its members. The acquisition complements USAA’s behavior-based insurance (BBI) program, SafePilot, that grew 200% in 2020. Nearly half of new policyholders in the states where SafePilot is available opt […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Noblr, USAA

Hertz’s Reorganization Plan Confirmed by Bankruptcy Court

June 11, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (OTCPK:HTZGQ) announced that the Bankruptcy Court confirmed the Company’s Plan of Reorganization. The Plan unimpairs all classes of creditors (who are legally deemed to have accepted it) and was approved by more than 97% of voting shareholders. The Court’s approval clears the way for Hertz to emerge from Chapter 11 by […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Hertz

U.S. Automotive Aftermarket Sales Forecasted to Increase 11.2% in 2021

June 11, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The automotive aftermarket proved its resiliency once again with a stronger than expected performance in 2020, despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, and is anticipated to recover robustly in 2021. Total United States light duty automotive aftermarket sales are forecasted to increase 11.2% in 2021, totaling $325 billion, according to the 2021 Joint Channel Forecast Model […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Care Association, Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association

Solera’s Omnitracs Releases Next-Generation Solution for Inattentive Driving

June 11, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Omnitracs

Omnitracs, that was recently acquired by Solera, announced the release of SmartSense for Inattentive Driving+, the next generation of SmartSense. SmartSense for Inattentive Driving+’s integrated cab-facing cameras and sensor employ AI and computer vision to detect suspected sleep, drowsiness, cell phone usage, smoking, and general inattention, alerting drivers to take action to avoid a collision. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Omnitracs, Solera Holdings

Tyrone Michael Jordan Joins Axalta Board of Directors

June 11, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) announced that Tyrone Michael Jordan (TJ) has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. He will serve on the Company’s Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. “We are extremely pleased to welcome TJ to the Axalta Board of Directors and look forward to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Axalta Coating Systems, Board of Directors, People

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